his older son, bo, had much more military service than hunter biden did. has there been any reaction from the vice president's office about why this wasn't made public before? >> the vice president's office has not been willing to comment so far. both of biden's -- vice president joe biden and his wife jill have talked often about how much pride they have in being a military family. they refer regularly to bo biden's deployment in iraq. so it's clear that military service is something that is near and dear to their hearts. and when hunter biden signed up for the navy, jill biden said publicly that she was very excited to stand with her son when he was kmised. and a couple months later, sponsored by the american legion, joked about it and he said you know, we have have a lot of bad judgments in our family. for example, my son hunter just joined the navy over the age of 40 but he's going to be an officer. so they were both very quickly to point out that he had joined the navy in 20 12. >> in your report tonight in the journal, you say that when hunter biden s

that son is named hunter biden. he made a somewhat unusual decision to join the military after he turned 40 years old. he was accepted in the naval reserves in 2012. he got his commission in may, 2013. when he up, hunter biden had to get a special waiver from the navy for two things. the first was his age. he was signing up at an age much later than most people do. the other waiver, apparentaly, at least according to the wall street journal, is that he had some sort of drug-related incident as a young man which the navy was aware of and they decided to give him a waiver form. we're told that that type of waiver for a minor drug incident, that's not that uncommon. but now, late tonight, we are learning that hunter biden's very brief military career is over and he is out. and that he left under these very surprising circumstances. we're told tonight that he failed this drug test last year. in mid 2013 during a drill weekend. and he was discharged in february of this year. so this isn't something that just happened. bu

sources say hunter biden tested positive for cocaine.hunter biden issued a statement saying he is embarrassed by his actions and he said he respects the navy's decision and moving forward. hunter biden is a former lobbyist who works at an investment firm. >>> still some clouds overhead but no sign of any rain this morning and getting cooler in the city. right now 60 degrees with a little bit of a breeze. nice and clear this afternoon. after clouds leave cape may no signs on beach avenue. clearing to the southwest and low clouds that are still overhead are going to be thickening a little bit. we're seeing some areas of light fog, but that will disappear. stand by for a nice friday. nice and mild into the 70s. normally this time of year. we see high temperatures in the upper 60s and warm today and again tomorrow. the seven-day forecast, a nice, sunny day. a bit breezier, though. 55 in the morning and 70 degrees in the afternoon and then sunshine on sunday, but look what happens to those temperatures. going to the walk sunday morning, tempe

hunter biden, mr. kathleen biden. >> march width three children, by then confirmed his discharge in a statement but did not acknowledge the drug use saying quote it was the honor of my life to serve in the u.s. navy. i deeply re -- regret, he helped hits father campaign for officer, managing partner at washington dc investment firm. so far the vice president hasn't commented on the discharge. don champion, "eyewitness news". >>> your time now 6:38. a lot of frustrated parents in philadelphia this morning. two months into the new year, hundreds of students now have to find a new school. a lottery was held last night at the waller d palmer leadership learning partners chapter school. they have to cut enrollment numbers to meet their reimbursement cap from the school district. they started when about 1200 students bugatti only covers 675. >> i didn't know what was going on, everybody blind sided to the whole situation. if he in they can do this stuff now, they do have done this stuff in july. >> the school

hunter biden comes from a proud military family. other, bo, is a major in the delaware army national guard and served a year in iraq. military service has been a big part of the biden family's public platform. >> i'm looking forward to standing with our son, hunter, when he is commissioned as an ensign in the united states navy. he follows in the footsteps of two of his grandfathers, who have also served in the navy. >> reporter: a source familiar with biden's case confirms, biden received two waivers to join a special navy reserve program. because of his age, the cutoff is 42, but biden was 43 when he applied. the source says his strong academic record pushed him through. the vice president joked about his son's timing, unknowingly, just a month before hunter was discharged. >> we have a lot of bad judgment in my family. my son, who's over 40, just joined the united states navy and is about to be sworn in as an officer, hunter biden. >> reporter: the source says hunter was granted a second waiver for a drug-related incident that too

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hunter biden is married with three children. >> did the vp say anything? >> not a word. ice-president's office declined to comment. of course, overbiden's oldest son, beau, spend a year in iraq. beau biden is the attorney joan and plans to run for governor. hunter biden is a managing partner at an investment firm and made news because he joined the board of a ukrainian gas production company run by a man with tie thursday to former ukrainian president and because his father was involved, as we know this diplomatic efforts with ukraine, it raised concerns about conflict of interest, but the vice-president's office says joe biden did not endorse any particular company. >> trace gallagher in los angeles, thank you. >>> as nation we need do more to stop security breaches for credit and debit card users. the profound word from president obama. he is signing an executive order to tighten security for millions of americans who receive federal benefits, including social security. they now get benefits on debit cards with internal chips. that means no more magnetic strips to rely

of this hunter biden said in a statement, "it was the honor of my life to serve in the u.s. am embarrassed tha my actions led to my administrative discharge. i respect the navy's decision. with the love and support of my family, i'm moving forward." biden works for an investment firm, and is chairman of the world food program. >> you have about 870 million people that go to bed hungry every single night. >> reporter: hear what brother bo biden who had been deployed to iraq with the national guard. last year, the vice president proudly teased that hunter had needed an age waiver to serve. >> my son who is over 40 joined the united states navy and is about to be sworn in as an officer. hunter bid. >> now, the navy has not commented. senior officials tell nbc news, this is pretty typical, and hunter biden was treated just like any other sailor, junior officer or enlisted who is .ischarged for this kind they simply don't talk about it. >>> now at 6:00, ebola fears reach the pentagon and capitol hill. >> people were surprised. you get here, you don't expect something like that to

hunter biden released this statement tonight. quoting here, it was the honor of my life to serve in the u.s. navy and i deeply regret and am embarrassed that my action led to my administrative discharge, end quote. he respects the navy's decision and will now move forward. >> progress tonight by u.s. war planes in the fight against isil. this comes after two days of heavy air strikes. the strikes are defending the town of kobani. this was the topic of a town hall tonight in arlington organized by abc 7 and news hannel there is ultimately an end game, it is many, many years away. >> the medical examiner releases its report about the night joan rivers went into cardiac arrest. >> and some more information from the i.r.s. the scam targeting people here in our area. and the phone call that officials want you to hear. >> the weather center, a few showers out there right now. sunshine tomorrow. but all eyes on gonzalo. >> we're following developing news out of maryland tonight where dallas nurse nina pham recently arrived at frederick

. >>> vice president joe biden's son, hunter biden, has been discharged from the u.s. t officials say biden failed a routine drug test taken in june when he reported to his unit headquarters in norfolk, virginia. the biden family has a history of military service. his older brother, beau, is a major in the delaware army national guard. the vice president joked about biden joining the navy about a month before he was discharged. >> we have a lot of bad judgment in my family. my son who is over 40 just joined the united states navy and is about to be sworn in as an officer. >> hunter biden says he regrets his actions and being discharged. vice president biden's office says he isn't commenting on the matter any further. >>> a law enforcement official says eric frein was spotted by a woman in paradise, pennsylvania friday night. he was armed. he's wanted on suspicion of killing a pennsylvania state trooper in a september ambush. left one trooper dead and another wounded. frein has so far managed to elude authorities. >>> catholics bishops ended a summit in rome on saturday

hunter biden says he deeply regrets what happened.ments so far from skrpt biden. >> some people may like it, some may not. depends on what you want for your fall. >> we can look at it this way, the cold front is going to keep our major hurricane offshore. definitely a series of cold fronts pushing through new england. showers across the great lakes. chilly weather for saturday and especially sunday for places like washington and new york city as well as boston. the end of the weekend is when we're expecting this roller coaster of temperatures. in fact, you can see clearly with this photographic how cold it's going to get. you'll feel it first in chicago. then cincinnati. and then new york city and washington. that's when you'll feel it by sunday. those are not typos. that's 11 degrees celsius for those regions. that's the second half of the week that you can expected cooler weather to settle in. we expect autumn weather two or three inches. >> we have the possibility of flight delay, thanks to the residual fog that's left over. 1 1/2

. >> developing now hunter biden son of vice-president joe biden was discharged from the navy reserve testing positive for cocaine. the navy confirmed the reason for biden's discharge tonight. now he failed a drug test last year and was discharged earlier this year. a us official says the navy never contacted the vice-president's office about the incident. in a statement hunter biden said "it was the honor of my life to serve in the us navy and i deeply regret and am embarrassed my actions led to my administration discharge. i respect the navy's decision. with the love and support of my family, i'm moving forward ". >> that news broke today after the vice-president visited philadelphia to tour the latest phase of the delaware river dredging project. vice-president biden did not comment on his son's discharge. >>> philadelphia teachers block broad street angry at the src and cancellation of their labor contract. some parents and students joined those teachers for the protests late this afternoon. the school reform commission canceled the teacher's contract a couple of weeks ago. forcin

ask you, based on the philosophy you've developed pri wri developed writing this book, is the hunter bidenimate story? >> it's a story. i don't know hunter. i only know what i read in the papers today. but the process of doing this book has made me think deeply about some of this stuff. my kids are going to make mistakes in their life. yours will as well. i hope they don't hurt anybody or humiliate themselves in some way. but i would like to think they wouldn't be completely defined by those mistakes. and bob carey said, we're not the worst things we've ever done in our lives. we've created a culture, a scandal in the media that does make you the worst moment of your life. it's that that i'm really reflecting on in the book. >> it's very interesting. one of my producers pointed out that even if one buys your premise and everything changed with the gary hart scandal, everything would have changed anyway, he argues because of the creation of campaign trackers, which i first knew when bloomberg was first running for mayor and people started following him around with cameras, you have the geor

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in a statement released by his attorney, hunter biden said -- it was the honor of my life to serve in the u.s. navy and i deeply regret and am embarrassed that my actions led to my administrative discharge. there's been no comment from the office of the vice president. >>> and iraq war veteran accused of jumping the white house fence and running inside the executive mansion is effacing more charges this afternoon. omar gonzalez now charged with two federal counts of assaulting an officer and he also faces charges in d.c. for carrying a dangerous weapon and unlawful possession of ammunition. last month security breach was one of several embarrassing incidents that led to the resignation of former secret service director julia pierson. >>> new satellite imagery this morning captured hurricane gonzalo in the atlantic ocean. the storm is bearing down on bermuda and leaders there are urging residents in low lying areas to move to higher ground. two hotels along bermuda's southern coast were evacuated and hurricane's arrival is coming just five days after tropical storm fay damaged homes an

in a statement tonight hunter biden addressed all this.e wrote "it was the honor my life to serve in the u.s. navy and i deeply regret and. embarrassed that my actions throwed my administrative discharge. i respect the navy's decision with the love and support of my family, i'm moving forward. >>> vice president biden has not commented on his son's discharge. this news broke tonight well after the vice president visited philadelphia. where he toured a philadelphia dredging project. >>> the army corps of engineers is deepening the delaware from 40 to 45 feet for a 100-mile stretch all the way from the ben franklin bridge to the mouth of the delaware bay. the vice president says dredgeing is critical to the region. >> new information in a road rage incident involving a school bus full of children. a student was injured when a suspect pulled out a baseball bat and broke a window of the bus. chopper three over levick and the boulevard in northeast philadelphia. a gray chevy tahoe with four women on board blocked the bus. it's the bus you see w

official says hunter biden tested positive for cocaine in june 2013 while serving as a reservist, but he wasn't discharged until february. the official says his punishment wasn't made public because the navy usuallyoesn't report these types of dismissals. in a statement, hunter biden says in part, quote, i deeply regret and am embarrassed my actions led to my administrative discharge. no word yet from the vice president. >>> the giants, they are heading to the world series for the third time in five seasons. can you believe it? clinching the victory over the cardinals last night with a game to remember. >> travis ishikawa hits one into right! the giants win the pennant! >> travis ishikawa with a three-run walkoff homer for a 6-3 win. it is the second time in mlb history that two wild card teams face off in the world series. >> we're going to the -- >> celebrating to do. the giants are up against the kansas city royals who have won eight straight and are in the world series for first time since winning back in 1985. game one is tuesday in kansas city. >>> now to thursday night football

the sudden dismissal from the navy of hunter biden. less than two years after his military career was just getting started. the vice president's youngest son, a yale educated lawyer and married father of three. >> i lernled a lot about leadership through listening to my dad. >> reporter: 44-year-old hunter biden ha h barely begun as an officer when his service was abruptly, yet quietly cut short. senior u.s. officials tell nbc news, hunter biden had tested positive for cocaine, in 2013. and was discharged in february of this year. hunter biden said in a statement, it was the honor of my life to serve in the u.s. navy, and i deeply regret and am embarrassed that my actions led to my administrative discharge. i respect the navy's decision. with the love and support of my family, i'm moving forward. biden works for an investment firm and is chairman of the world food program. >> you have about 870 million people that go to bed hungry every single night. >> reporter: here with brother bo biden who was in iraq with the army national guard.

hunter biden is the youngest of joe biden's children. he is married with three children of his own.on: remember last winter, a lot of us, specially in the northeast, would not. it was brutal across the country. remember the polar vortex? is it lining up for another punch? we have the government's official winter forecast ahead. >>> we talk to someone part of our national line of defense against ebola. are u.s. hospitals and emergency rooms getting ready to fight a deadly disease? >> we're going to educate people, nurses. the nurses are saying, across the country they have not been involved and that they are not trained properly. the jon: let's check out what's ahead on "outnumbered" at top of the hour. andrea, harris, what do you have? >> hi, jon. the president named an ebola czar who apparently has no health care background but quite the political resume'. we'll delve right into that. >> meanwhile, texas governor rick perry is about to speak on the ebola crisis and his state's efforts to better monitor dozens of health care workers down in texas who had contact with the west africa

hunter biden, mrs. kathleen biden? >> married with three children, biden confirmed his discharge in a statement, but did not acknowledge to the drug use saying, quote, it was the honor of my life to serve in the u.s. navy and i deeply regret and a.m. embarrased my actions cents led to my administrative discharge. the youngest son of the vice president, biden often helped his father campaign for office. he is currently a managing partner at washington dc investment firm. so far the vice president hasn't commented on the discharge. don champion, "eyewitness news", on the "cw philly". >> final arguments heard, his defense told the court his disability must be taken into account when considering the motive behind the shooting. pistorius found guilty of culpable homicide of shooting his girlfriend, he faces to up 15 years in prison. >> later today former congress woman, gabrielle giffords, will be making a stop in bucks county, attending round table discussion if bensalem to talk about gun violence against women. several re

go to 6abc.com to ask her your questions. >>> in other news, hunter biden the second son of the vice esident tested positive from cocaine last year and was discharged from the navy in february. biden says he deeply regrets his actions and is embarrassed. karen travers has the story from washington. >> an embarrassing headline today for vice president, biden, his second son hunter was discharged in february from the navy for testing positive for cocaine. a person familiar with the case said he failed a test. he joined at age 43 and got a special waiver because of his age. >> we have a lot of bad judgment in my family, my son over 40 just joined the united states navy. >> he to get a second waiver for the navy due to a prior drug incident as a young man. >> he became a naval officer designed to recruit professionals in the navy and was assigned to a support unit in norfolk, virginia, hunter is a lawyer at an investment company. he said it was the honor of my life to serve in the u.s. navy and i deeply regret that my actions led to my administrative discharge. i respect the navy's decisi

, his discharge from the navy. >> at 42 years old, the vice president's son, hunter biden, decidedt he wanted to join the military, so he signed up as a reservist with the navy. and then more than a year ago, at his very first reserve meeting, he was given a random drug test and according to officials here at the pentagon, he tested positive for cocaine. it wasn't until february that he was thrown out of the navy because he tested positive for an illegal drug. now, interestingly enough, we are told this morning that the vice president's son, hunter biden, needed a waiver because of a drug violation or incident of some kind as a younger man, to even get into the reserves. and one would think that because of the political embarrassment, this might cause the vice president, there would be a lot of finger-pointing here at the pentagon this morning. i can tell you, there's more concern actually for hunter. because he obviously, according to officials here, had some kind of problem. there's concern not only for him but his family, including three children. craig. >> i know he's also said

enjoy all your pumpkin-y favorites like the new pumpkin creme brulee latte. >> hunter biden the youngest son of vice president escrow biden is responding to reports he was discharged from the navy reserves because he tested positive for cocaine. he released a statement compressing regret for the embarrassment his actions caused. he stopped short of saying why he was discharged back in february. >>> from our new jersey newsroom, assembly passed legislation for sports betting. if governor christie signs the bill, the judge would need to authorize it. the four top provisional sports league and the ncaa is suing to block it. >> teachers supporters shut down broad street, chopper 6 was over the scene as hundreds protested the canceling of the teachers union contract. it forces teachers to contribute to their healthcare. union members shouted down commission members followed by hours of testimony from teachers parents and students. >> the government believes that the canceling the union contract is unfair when a compromise could be reached. >> the district argued that the move will allow for a

biden's youngest son was booted from the navy earlier this year. now he's apologizing for the actions that led to his discharge. the u.s. official said hunter are biden tested positive for cocaine in june of 2013 while serving as a reservist. he wasn't discharged until february. the official says his punishment wasn't made public because the navy usually does not report these types of dismissals. in a statement, hunter biden said, in part, quote, i deeply row great and am embarrassed that my actions led to my administrative discharge. no word yet from the vice president. >>> now to take a look at the weather, we have nbc meteorologist bill karins here. good morning. boy, do we have a lot to talk about. >> bermuda will get hit hard in ten hours and hawaii this upcoming weekend. ten hours away now from bermuda. it should go right over the top of the island. sometime right around 1:00 p.m. to about 8:00 p.m. this evening. and here is that path, right over the center of the island with the eye itself. last time they had that happen, had $300 million worth of damage in the island. that's the kind of thing they're looking at in a couple of hours

hunter biden is vice president joe biden's son. he is 44 years old. he tested positive for a drug last year. they did not make the the news public because it was treating him like any other sair. the vice president declined to comment on the story. >>> more about a shooting behind a school last year. carl pierson was 18 years old. he killed one girl that day before he killed himself. according to newly released documents, he showed another classmate pictures a gun he planned to use and showed another classmate photos from sandy hook and he said they were funny. >>> right now at the live desk, final arguments coming from the prosecutor at oscar ss tore's sentencing hearing. you can hear what it's like outside the courthouse in pretoria. just a short while ago we heard the double amputee's lawyer argue for house arrest, saying his client did not act with deviousness when shot and killed reeva steenkamp and has lost everything and now has nothing. we could find out his sentence as soon as tuesday. that's the latest at the live desk. eun? . >>> we now kno

biden's younger son being kicked out of the navy. susan melvo reports. >> reporter: 44-year-old hunter bi biden was discharged from the navy reserve afteresting positive. he was assigned a covet position as a publics affairs officer in norfolk, virginia. officials confirm after reporting to his unit, biden was given a routine drug test which he failed. his military career 18 nded wit this statement. it was my honor to serve in the navy. i am deeply embarrassed that my actions led to discharge. his older brother beau is a member of the army national guard and served a year in iraq. >> i'm looking forward to standing with our son hunter when he's commissioned in the united states navy. he follows in the footsteps of two of his grandfathers who have also served in the navy. >> a source familiar with biden's case confirms, biden received two waivers to join a special navy concern program. because of the age, the cut off was 42, biden was 43 when he applied. the source says his strong academic record pushed him through. >> biden joked about his timing just about a month before he was discharged. >> we have a lot of bad judgment in our family

hunter biden said he is embarrassed by his actions and respects the navy's decision. the 44-year-old biden is now a managing partner at the investment firm. >>> the world series is set. the san francisco giants with that, a walk-off three run homer by travis ishikawa. going to the world series with that swing to beat the cardinals, 6-3. they are the national league champions. the giants win the pennant. game one is against the kansas city royals. a team of destiny. game one is tuesday in kansas city. >> more baseball watching for you. less sleep. >> this will be good. >>> 19 minutes past the hour. a thrilling finish to the thursday night football game. patriots holding off the jets to seal a 27-25 victory. john berman's married boyfriend tom brady threw three touchdown passes sdplch passes. >> i can report he looked great. i got single source of approval from all of the officials at cnn. i can report that without reservation. >>> today may be the day oscar pistorius is sentenced, but could death threats against the blade runner effect the judge's decision? a live repor

the navy discharged hunter biden in february, less than two years after he started his military careerthe navy says it did not make the news public because it was treating biden like any other sailor. hunter biden is 44 years old. he works for an investment firm today. he released a statement saying, quote, it was the honor of my life to serve in the u.s. navy and i deeply regret and am embarrassed t my actions led to my administrative discharge. >>> planning ahead for the holidays, how you cab be part of e sto that will make your skin crawl. a spider bite turns out worse than first thought. first, a look at what's hot on in cases of rape and incest, just like the right-wing republicans in congress. they want to overturn roe v. wade. so does she. "i think roe. wade should be overturned." barbara comstock even voted with right-wing republicans to require women seeking an abortion to undergo transvaginal ultrasounds. that's all i need to know. i'm john foust and i approve this messge. >>> the lottery to get a seat at the national christmas tree lighting is now open. it w held on thursday

hunter biden, who his father, the vice president, bragged completed the biden military family. joining the navy reserves at 43. his father joking about the late decision. >> we have a lot of bad judgment in my family. my son, who is over 40, just joined the united states navy. he's about to be sworn in as an officer. >> reporter: but pride soon turned to disgrace. hunter failing a drug test one month after receiving his commission. testing positive for cocaine and discharged less than honorably. this is the colorful joe biden we've come to know. but behind the aviators, family has always been a critical, sometimes tragic theme for the vice president. his toddler boys beau and hunter, surviving the car crash that killed their mother and sister a month after dad won his senate seat. older son beau became an iraq war vet, and is now delaware attorney general. hunter, last year receiving a special waiver to join the navy. after a prior incident with drugs as a young man. now saying only, it was the honor of my life to serve in the u.s. navy. and i deeply regret and am embarrassed t

>> hunter biden, the youngest son of vice president joe biden is responding to reports he was discharged positive for cocaine. he is expressing regret the embarrassment his actions caused, but did not say why he was discharged. >>> we're talking about pumpkin spice for this time of the year. this woman wants access to pumpkin spice all year. she stacked up on 52 boxes of pumpkin spice latte. she wants it all yearlong, look at that, she is going to keep going. >> she'll have a dinner, she'll say is this dinner pumpkin spice worthy? >> we have a fiery wreck along a delaware county highway. >> a school leaves students and this is ceo tom macarthur's world. in macarthur's world, he opposes new laws to ensure women receive equal pay for equal work. and macarthur opposes a woman's right to choose backed by a group that would outlaw abortion even for rape and incest. for us in the real world, aimee belgard. aimee will fight for equal pay and protect a woman's right to choose. aimee belgard's on our side. i'm aimee belgard and i approve this message. >> breaking now on "action news," an explosiv

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hunter biden comes from a proud military family. brother beau is a major in the delaware army guard and servinged a year in iraq. military service has been a big part of the biden family's public platform. >> i'm looking forward to standing with our son hunter when he's commissioned as as ensign in the united states navy. he follows in the footsteps of two of his grandfathers who have also served in the navy. >> reporter: a source familiar with biden's case confirms, biden received two waivers to join a special navy reserve program. because of his age, the cutoff is 42. but biden was 43 when he applied. the source says his strong economic record pushed him through. the vice president joked about his son's timing, unknowingly, just a month before hunter was discharged. >> we have a lot of bad judgment in my family. my son who is over 40 just joined the united states navy about to be sworn in as an officer, hunter biden. >> reporter: the source says hunter was granted a second waiver for a drug-related incident that took place in the l

as we first told you last night, hunter biden seen here with his father and the president served lesstwo years in the naval reserve. in february he failed a drug test and was discharged. now in a statement hunter biden is responding, saying he's embarrassed, he respects the navy's decision, and he's moving forward. >>> a contagious disease has killed one person and is putting hundreds of others at risk in southern california. it's not ebola, meningitis. last night, 18-year-old san diego state student sara stelter died from bacterial meningitis. she had been vaccinated prior to getting ill. sara recently attended two parties, school officials are trying to contact everybody she came into contact with. >> initially we were thinking it was just a small group of people, but now we're in the range of estimates of 300 to 400 people that we're notifying. >> hundreds of students lined up to get a free preventive antibiotic. the university sent out an e-mail notifying students of the health concern and how they are working to keep everyone safe. >>> health officials are warning people to stay

nbc news learned he tested positive for cocainstea hunter biden is 44 years old. the vice president is's office declined to comment on the story. a navy official said the news was not made public because he is being treated like any other sailor. >>> the new springfield town center officially reopens this morning at 10:00 a.m. construction crews have been busy renovating the mall since 2012. there will be an h&m, dave and buster's and brand-new regal movie theater. it is the first step in a 10-year redevelopment plan for the area. >>> if you want to attend the national christmas tree lighting, today is an important day. the national park service opens its ticket lottery at 10:00 a.m. the tree lighting will be held on thursday, december 4th at 5:00 p.m. there will be 3,000 seated tickets and 14,000 standing room tickets. here's how you enter. head to the nationaltrade.org. or call 877-444-6777. winners will be notified via mail beginning november 3rd. . >>> right now we are watching the path of hurricane gonzalo as this powerful storm bears down on bermuda. prepara

joe biden's youngest son hunter kicked out of the navy after testing positive for cocaine. his discharge which took place in february. biden had been serving as a commissioned officer in the navy reserve since may of last year. one source said he was treated no different than any other. well, this is -- it's embarrassing. it shows that, frankly, these are human beings. and these are high-profile folks. yes, the vice president but they have issues like a lot of other families. >> he had to have two navy waivers to be commissioned. one was because of his age and one was because of a drug related incident when he was much younger. he had to overcome those to be in the position. >> no word from the vice president's office just yet. we might not. it's a family matter. >>> two vicious storms churning across the pacific and atlantic oceans. >> in the atlantic. residents of bermuda still recovering from tropical storm fay. they are now preparing for the even more powerful hurricane gonzalo. >> now a category 4 hurricane on a path to pound the island. accuweather's jim dickey trackin

hunter biden comes from a proud military family. is a major in the delaware army national guard and served a year in iraq. military service is a big part of the biden family public platform. >> i'm looking forward to stand by our son hunter when he is commissioned into the united states navy. he follows in the footsteps of his two grandfathers who also served in the navy. >> a source familiar with his case said he joined a special navy reserve program. because of his age, the cut-off is 42. but he was 43 when he applied. the sorgs said his strong -- the source said his strong academic record pushed him through. joe biden joked about his timing, unknowingly, just before he was discharged. >> we have a bad judgment in my family. my son who is over 40, 43 years old. >> and he was granted a summon, but they said the incident happened so long ago. and beau bide -- hunter biden is a married father of three and professor as a university. he worked as a lawyer and lobbyist and policymaker under clinton before joining his father on the campa

hunter biden says he's embarrassed but he respects the decision. >> we're ready to hear more about thebig win after another pennant. we'll take you back out to at&t park coming up next. ♪ i thought it'd be bigger. ♪ ♪ (dad) there's nothing i can't reach in my subaru. (vo) introducing the all-new subaru outback. love. it's what makes a subaru,a subaru. ♪ don't stop believing >> it's become a customary sight. the former journey lead singer steve perry firing up the crowd by singing along to the classic song of his "don't stop believing." he didn't, the fans didn't, the team certainly didn't. >> they do it again. it's unbelievable. >> they raise up to the moment. the definition of luck, when preparation meets opportunity. this team seems to make its own luck. given the spotlight in the ninth inning and was certainly ready to make the most of it. bottom eighth, giants down 3-2. leading off the frame. and he goes over the left field wall. game tied. moore said afterwards that he got a pregame hitting tip from barry bonds. on to the ninth, casilla in trouble, two on, two out. and tony cruz a

nbc has confirmed that hunter biden failed a drug test last year during a drill, and received an administrative discharge. biden says it was an honor to serve in the navy and that he is embarrassed and deeply regrets his actions. a navy reserve official says this dismissal was not made public because he was treated like any other sailer who fails a drug test and is thrown out of the navy. >>> florida's candidates for governor are in full spin mode after a small fan on stage overshadowed first seven minutes of their debate. democratic candidate charlie crist campaign says there was an addendum to the rules allowing him to do so. for whatever reason, republican incumbent rick scott did not emerge until seven minutes into the debate and that was seven minutes late. >> governor crist is why did you insist on bringing a fan here when your campaign knew this would be a contentious issue? >> why not? you know, it is -- is there anything wrong with being comfortable? i don't think there is. >> it is pretty strange. and, you know, i think what people care about, this is really kind of a trivial issue, l

hunter biden was thrown out of the navy after failing a drug test. the 44-year-old tested positive for cocaine not even a year after he started working as a part-time public affairs officer. >>> happening today a powerful hurricane is bearing down in the atlantic ocean on bermuda. it's threatening to batter the area with dangerous winds and a life-threatening storm surge. meteorologists are forecasting the category hurricane gonzalo to make landfall on the island today. it's expected to be the worst storm to hit the area in more than a decade. >> expecting some long duration power outages, structural damage and in bermuda, it's a fairly hilly island meaning some of those winds can increase as they move over the higher elevations. >> people on the tiny island have been boarding up their homes for days and residents are told to move to higher ground. gonzalo swept by the eastern caribbean this week killing one person in st. martin. >>> kpix 5 meteorologist lawrence karnow has the mobile weather lab today. he is at the penny cook elementary school in va

"the wall street journal" says hunter biden, the son of joe biden, was discharged from the navy reserveed positive for cocaine. cbs news has not confirmed cocaine played a role. sources tell the journal biden failed a drug test last year. biden worked as a public affairs officer. he was discharged in february. in a statement, hunter biden says, quote, it was the honor of my life to serve in the u.s. navy, and i am deeply regret and am embarrassed that my actions led to my administrative discharge. no comment from the vice president's office. >> "the new york times" says the director of the fbi is hinting at taking action to unlock encrypted smartphones. as we reported apple and google created this to prevent theft of data. comey is signaling the administration might seek regulations to force companies to create a way for the government to unlock the phone. >> the "arkansas-democrat gazette" says an investigation is under way to a train collision that injured 14 people. it happened yesterday south of fayetteville. a train was stopped on the tracks. a relief train came to help. they crash

government officials say hunter biden failed a routine drug test taken in june when he reported to hisrs in norfolk virginia. the biden family has a history of military service. older brother beau is a major in the delaware national guard. in fact, the vice president joked about the younger biden joining the navy just a month before he was discharged. >> we have a lot of bad judgment in my family. my son who is over 40 just joined the united states navy, about to be sworn in as an officer, hunter biden. >> well, hunter says he regrets his actions and also rejet growths being discharged. vice president biden's office is not commenting on the matter. >>> dozens of kaiser permanente volunteers devoted saturday to cleaning up a child care facility. the annual event took them to the davis street child development center in san leandro where they painted drilled, hammered and donated their time. >> we volunteer every year at different sites and the davis center here came up this year as needing help in terms of sprucing up the playground helping outside inside in terms of painting and remode

hunter biden, who was commissioned late in life at age 43, was discharged in february.n a statement he said he is embarrassed and deeply regrets his actions. >>> still ahead for us on a friday night, a big surprise from one of the most famous rock stars on the planet. the very serious reason bono has been keeping a secret for 20 years. >>> also, if you've ever wondered what they say in the huddle in the nfl, tonight you'll hear it, though you may not believe it. >>> bono was last in the news apologizing for the fact that itunes users automatically received u2's latest album even if they didn't want it. tonight he's in the news for something else, an explanation for why he wears sunglasses of various shades every day of his life. there's a medical reason for it, and for example if he's photographed without his sunglasses, he sees the flash for the rest of the day. the official explanation tonight from nbc's katy tur. ♪ >> reporter: he's hardly the first rock star to wear sunglasses, but bono has been wearing them for so long, you might have forgotten what he looked like

biden's youngest son is discharged from the navy reserve after testing positive for co-kachblt hunter bidene's embarrassed for actions that led to his discharge from his part-time position as a public affairs office. biden says he respected the navy's position and is moving forward. the vice president's office declined to comment. >>> well, nature is putting on a beautiful show in the northeast and people from all over the country are heading there to see it. chip reid takes us leaf watching. >> this is the beauty of it, all the beautiful bright red leaves. >> reporter: karen and bob suki travted to vermont from their home in southern california to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary. so it's worth coming 3,000 miles to see this. >> absolutely. >> oh, yeah. >> absolutely. >> reporter: more than 3.5 million tourists come to vermont each fall to see and photograph the explosion of color. so what exactly is your nickname this time of year? >> i'm the chief foliage forecaster for the state of vermont. >> you say that with great pride. >> i sure do. >> reporter: mike snyder's official title

. >>> meanwhile, nbc news has learned that the vice president's younger son, hunter biden was bootedr failing a drug test. he was discharged in february. the 44-year-old son has tested positive for cocaine. the married father of three said he is embarrassed biz h eed by s and respects the navy's decision and is moving forward. >>> the second anniversary of super storm sandy approaches, new jersey says it has 80% of the easements it needs to rebuild dunes and replenish beaches, but still needs about 400 of the legal permissions from private property owners. governor chris christie signed an order giving the state power to do whatever it takes to get those easements. >>> pennsylvania has reached a preservation milestone. the state has invested nearly $1.3 billion to preserve half a million acres of farmland. the most successful preservation effort in the country. the governor and agriculture secretary marked the milestone yesterday at a farm in york county. in the hands of the same family for 60 years. >>> the rain yesterday, the crops are going to get sunshine today as the clouds are